Cardinal Climax Musings from Ray Merriman

I read Ray Merriman’s Weekly Market Analyst every week to learn more about the world financial trends and because I love his insights as an astrologer. This week is especially good on the Cardinal Climax, something he has been studying for many years.

Many astrologers were baffled that the astrological midsection of the Cardinal Climax did not produce any spectacular events, such as another financial crisis or political overthrow, or start of a new world war. Yet this simply demonstrates a lesson in how astrology works. It is not “causal” in terms of human activity, although it may be causal in terms of natural phenomenon, such as the severe heat and dryness that led to the fires and drought in Russia, and the floods that displaced hundreds of thousands in China and Pakistan.

Astrology correlated to human activity is more “synchronistic” than causal. In the thoughts of the great Swiss psychologist and astrologer Carl Jung, “Every moment of time has its own unique quality, and whatever is born in that moment takes on that quality.” So as I approach the study of astrology, it is not from the viewpoint of predicting an event related to the meaning of each planet and sign. I am more interested in “what is born in that moment” in which an unusual cosmic pattern unfolds. To me, that is the key to understanding what the outcome will be. Read more

This point of view fits quite well with my own personal experience and observations when it comes to transits. My feeling is I have made some deep internal shifts that have yet to work their way to the surface but are in the process of doing so. The current Mercury retrograde can be instrumental in allowing the necessary processing to happen along with both Jupiter and Uranus returning to Pisces for the next several months. Right now Uranus is annoying the heck out of me sitting at 29 Pisces quincunx my Libra Sun . . . grump, grump.

Have a good weekend!